Unix System Administration — A 5 day course

Synopsis

This course is designed to give delegates practical experience in the administration of a SVR4 compatible Unix System. Practical work will concentrate on the basic SVR4 commands rather than vendor-specific administration menu driven or GUI tools.

The delegates will practise:

Adding, changing and deleting users and user groups

Managing user passwords

Configuring login files

Running background tasks at regular intervals

Creating file systems

Mounting, monitoring and repairing file systems

Managing file access

Backing up and restoring files and directories using standard utilities

Managing swap space

Adding printers to the system

Monitoring and controlling print jobs

Starting and shutting down the system

Customising start-up and shutdown procedures

Monitoring system performance with the sar utility

Configuring syslog to manage system event messages

Carrying out various housekeeping procedures to manage disk space

Objectives

To provide the knowledge and skills needed to maintain successful day-to-day operation of a UNIX system.

Suitable For

IT staff responsible for the maintenance and day-to-day running of a SVR4 compatible UNIX system.

Typically, where several different versions of UNIX systems are supported and the delegate needs knowledge of administration procedures common to all that adhere to SVR4 standards.

Prerequisites

The course assumes knowledge of the Unix Operating System to the level covered in the Unix Introduction course. Some shell programming experience may also prove advantageous; this can be gained on the Unix Shell Programming course.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Select a date to enquire about availability of places. For dates after 12 April 2017, please call 0333 210 0140 or use our contact form to enquire about places and availability.